Palabras clave
breach
model test
large scale model
sand breach
model test
large scale model
sand breach
Cómo citar
THE BREACHING OF SAND INVESTIGATED IN LARGE-SCALE MODEL TESTS. (1998). Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(26). https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v26.%p
Resumen
The physical principles, which govern the breaching process, are analysed. It will be shown that this process involves both geotechnical and hydraulic phenomena. The stability of the surface of the slope and the internal stability are studied. The theories are compared with results from a large-scale experimental programme. Results show that the propagation velocity of the breach is influenced by the permeability and that the resulting slope is gentler as the breach height increases. The breaching process can even become unstable which can lead to failure of a slope over a very large distance..
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